backe
See also: Backe
German
Verb
backe
- First-person singular present of backen.
- First-person singular subjunctive I of backen.
- Third-person singular subjunctive I of backen.
- Imperative singular of backen.
Middle English
Noun
backe
- Alternative form of bak (“back”)
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German backen, Dutch bakken, English bake.
Verb
backe
- to bake
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse bakki (“bank”), from Proto-Germanic *bankô.
Pronunciation
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Noun
backe c
- slope; a piece of ground which slopes
- (uncountable) ground; the surface of the Earth
Declension
| Declension of backe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | backe | backen | backar | backarna |
| Genitive | backes | backens | backars | backarnas |
Related terms
- backig
- uppförsbacke
- nedförsbacke
See also
- ground
- landbacken
- stå som spön i backen